GAYMERCONNECT ANNOUNCES GAYMERX2 WITH TRIPLE THE SPACE,
CELEBRITY GUESTS, AND A WEDDING

GaymerX, the gaming convention with a focus on queer geek
culture, today announced their venue and lineup of guests for the
con’s second year (GaymerX2), along with a special surprise:
a wedding. GaymerX ran it’s first year in August of 2013 and
was met with critical acclaim from fans and media worldwide. The
convention took place in Japantown, San Francisco as the first
convention of it’s kind, and included guests like Ellen
McLain, Pandora Boxx, Anna Anthropy and speakers such as Jessica
Merizan, George Skleres, Jared Rea, Christine Love and
Porpentine.

Due to the outcry for a larger, longer convention, GaymerX2
(GX2) will be held at the InterContinental San Francisco Hotel over
the course of three and a half days. The beautiful venue boasts
nearly triple the convention space along with two ballrooms, a spa
and pool, a Presidential Suite that is known to host-- you guessed
it-- President Obama, and even a Michelin Star rated restaurant.
Guests will include David Gaider, Mattie Brice, Alexis Ohanian,
Gordon Bellamy, Jaime Woo, and John Scalzi, musicians like 2 Mello
and Virt, as well as returning faces like Ellen McLain, John
Patrick Lowrie and Zach Weinersmith. Additionally, Logo TV will
return as the presenting media sponsor of GaymerX.

Along with the game rooms (Card, Table and Video) and new
sponsors like Cards Against Humanity, exhibition hall, panels,
dance, concert, and mixers will be a special surprise: a wedding.
Famously, a surprise proposal took place during the first year con
in the middle of Voice Acting 101, sung by Ellen McLain to the
man’s boyfriend. This time around, the couple will be having
a "Gaymer Wedding" and attendees will be welcome to join in.

“For games to be taken seriously as the pieces of art that
they are,” said Matt Conn, co-founder of GaymerX, “they
can’t live in a culture that is afraid to tackle and discuss
issues like gender, sexuality, race, and identity. The amount of
support that we've gotten for GaymerX shows that the
gaming community is coming around to the idea of having serious
debates on how to improve the medium.”

GaymerX is the first ever gaming convention which focuses on
LGBT themes and queer theory for gamers and developers. GX2 takes
place at the Intercontinental SF in San Francisco, CA on July
11-13th, 2013. Everyone is welcome, no matter who they are or what
games they play, as long as they come as they are. The goal of
GaymerX is to create a safe gaming space where everyone is welcome
to embrace their nerdiness.

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